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Scientists identify new species of penguin, first in more than a century

Researchers were able to show that over hundreds of thousands of years, the gentoo penguin has diverged into four distinct evolutionary lineages.

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Sep 29 • 4:41 PM EDT • Science • washingtonpost.com
Gentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Scientists Say, Revealing They're Not Quite 'Winners' of Climate Change After All

A new study indicates the adaptable birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess threats to gentoos

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May 20 • 3:09 PM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
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Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science

The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other species of penguins populate the Southern Hemisphere, many of them confined ...

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May 8 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science. Three of them are already threatened.

Biologists argue that gentoo penguins should be divided into four separate species, including a newly recognized “cryptic” species. The habitats of three of them are imperiled by climate change.

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May 8 • 11:40 AM EDT • Science • news.berkeley.edu